The 24th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney on 27 October 1982.
Thirty feature films were entered, then a record number.
[1] Lonely Hearts received the award for Best Film.
Although Mad Max 2 received the most nominations and awards including for Best Achievement in Direction, it was not nominated for Best Film.
Animator Eric Porter received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement.